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Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion

by: James Buchanan

Publication date: 1866

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: Dickinson College, James Buchanan, Civil War, Slavery

Collection: dickinsoncollegearchives; additional_collections

Language: English

James Buchanan outlines the development of the great crisis that culminated in the outbreak of the Civil War at the end of his presidency. He places the polarizing issue of slavery at the center of turmoil, commenting on decades of hardening views on both sides and a growing reluctance against compromise.